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Definition of heyday in English:

heyday

noun

The period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour:

‘the paper has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964’

‘In its heyday, only 30 years ago, just under 1,000 trawlers operated from the port.’

‘In its heyday, the Falcon GT was reckoned to be the fastest four-door sedan in the world.’

‘It was a salutary lesson for the woman who, in her heyday, had spent 209 weeks as the world No.1.’

‘In their heyday, before the Second World War, there were more than 80,000 geisha in Japan.’

‘In its heyday, it was one of the best motor dealers in all of county Sligo.’

‘In Fangio's heyday in the early years of the championship, survival was as notable as performance.’

‘Water mills have been in existence in Britain for more than 1,000 years. They had their heyday during the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industries in the Midlands relied on this form of power.’

‘You have to go back 10 years, to the heyday of Radio 1, to find a station with a bigger audience.’

‘Each track sounds like it comes from Motown Records in its '70s heyday.’

‘In its heyday the Barnbow factory in Leeds was crucial to the Allied war effort during the First World War.’

‘In its heyday, MTV would sometimes air the same episode as many as ten times per week.’

‘A local hero in his heyday, he ended his life alone, shutting himself away after being diagnosed with cancer.’

‘But despite yesterday's good news, the heyday of mining in Yorkshire has well and truly passed.’

‘I understand the feelings of loss among those who have fond memories of the Odeon in its heyday of the Thirties and Forties.’

‘To me, it's a good reminder what Blackburn was, with heavy industry that employed tens of thousands in its heyday.’